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Chapter XVI
"Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table. "You know these men critters. They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance. I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it." "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know these men critters.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"You know these men critters.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
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From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
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From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know these men critters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
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From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know these men critters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know these men critters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You know these men critters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know these men critters.
